The CFA Central Office has released registration statistics for calendar year 2012. Of CFA's 42 recognized breeds, three breeds account for 58% of all registrations: Persian continue as the top breed (30%) followed by Exotic (16%) and Maine Coon Cat (12%).
RANKBREED RANKBREED1Persian 22Japanese...
Wondering how many different breeds we have here, and by breed I do mean a cat purchased from a breeder.
My cats are all Ocicats, a few show neuters that got me started in the breed and the rest breeding cats.
Their colours are tawnys, chocolates, chocolate silvers, black silver and blue.
A couple of our girls have been mated and are pregnant.
Ashia, our chocolate spotted girl is 34 days along and has a lovely little belly forming. She is expecting chocolate spotted and chocolate spotted silver kittens.
Charlotte, our blue spotted girl is 25 days along and has just the...
I was with another breeder this morning picking up our meat orders, both our cats readily eat chicken and beef liver but we know another breeder who's cats won't eat liver at all and reject any meat with liver in no matter how small an amount (she feeds meat chunks a few times a week rather than...
With the very hot weather, several days over 105f Malika waited until after midnight to get things going.
We've got 4 lovely spotted babies, all good weights 110-120g (I think that's 3.8-4.2oz). Malika is kneading and purring up a storm
3 females and 1 male in black silver, chocolate and...
I was just emailing with another breeder how we seem to have some sort of time manipulation going on
21 days to pinking up crawls by, as do the remaining 44 days (or so).
Then the next 12 weeks we have the kittens flies by so very quickly
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Ashia's babies are 11 days old now, all doing very well. Very active and growing up fast.
Love those baby blues
Tawny male
Tawny female
Black spotted silver female
Chocolate male
Chocolate spotted silver male #1
Chocolate spotted silver male #2
Chocolate spotted silver...
Just wondering if the governing bodies in the US (or Canada since I know Sohni is Canadian) have rules about the age kittens can be adopted out.
Both associations I belong to have 12 weeks in the code of ethics, other states it's 10 weeks. Breeders can be de-registered if found to be adopting...
Malika had her babies yesterday, 4 beautiful spotted bubs.
3 x black spotted silver females
1 x chocolate spotted male
Babies and mum are all doing well, kittens were good weights 115-122gm at birth.
Malika has just 1 week left of her pregnancy, she's very very round but it hasn't slowed her down, still very active only she waddles now
Enjoying some bird watching while the bubs play soccer in her belly
She's had an excellent show career so far with some very special comments, can't...
Ocicats is a word rarely said correctly by people looking at the breed, usually they say Aussie-Cat or Okky-Cat but last week I had a call from someone calling them Octi-cats.
I'm a little worried he'll be disappointed they only have 4 legs
A friend who breeds Aby's gets a lot of Abyss-nian...
November 17
December 20
The cats have had an absolute ball with the tree There are decorations everywhere, under the lounge, behind the fridge. I'm sure I'll be finding them well into the new year
Time is fast approaching for our girls to be mated
we are planning to send Malika to stud in january or when she calls next (both girls were taken off with accupressure mating) and Ashia in Feb or late Jan if she calls.
Malika is black spotted silver carrying chocolate, she will go to a UK...
October 11 - 2 ring show
Ring 1
Tim Murphy – ACFA (USA)
Best Ocicat exhibit - Malika
5th best group 3 kitten - Ashia
3rd best group 3 kitten - Malika
Ring 2
Dr Julia Nicholls
Best Ocicat exhibit - Malika
3rd best group 3 kitten - Ashia
BEST group 3 kitten - Malika
Last show of the...
Two ring show today
ring 1
Millie
best ocicat or Bengal entire, neuter or kitten
2nd best kitten in group
ring 2
ashia
best ocicat or bengal entire, neuter or kitten
2nd best in group
haven't done side classes yet but they are just fun anyway
The directions are simple. Place item in cube, take photo.
Unfortunately, no instructions on what to do if:
Your item does a headstand
Invites some friends in
One item bites another item
Item hides under photo cube
Another nice day for my girls at a 2 ring show
Ring 1
Best Bengal OR Ocicat kitten - Malika
4th best group 3 kittens - Malika (37 exhibits)
9th best group 3 kittens - Ashia (37 exhibits)
Best Bengal OR Ocicat neuter - Anastasia
4th best group 3 neuter - Anastasia (34 exhibits)
Ring 2
Best...